|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Asa Mccormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Hagewasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 164 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
173 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asa Mccormick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Hagewasa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagewasa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mccormick throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mccormick wants to sweep but no luck.
Hagewasa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mccormick wants to stand but Hagewasa is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagewasa throws an elbow that misses. Mccormick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hagewasa's guard. Nice move by Mccormick!
Mccormick won't allow Hagewasa to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccormick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mccormick lands a couple of digs.
Mccormick wants to get up but he can't break Hagewasa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mccormick seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mccormick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hagewasa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagewasa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hagewasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hagewasa moves in looking to clinch but Mccormick pushes him off.
Hagewasa misses with a takedown attempt
and Mccormick moves into the clinch.
Mccormick has Hagewasa pressed against the cage.
Mccormick blocks an elbow strike from Hagewasa.
Mccormick breaks from the clinch.
Hagewasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hagewasa shoots in but Mccormick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Asa Mccormick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Hagewasa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mccormick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hagewasa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hagewasa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mccormick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hagewasa with a poor takedown
and Mccormick moves into the clinch.
Mccormick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mccormick darts in and clinches Hagewasa up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagewasa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mccormick to keep the fight standing.
Hagewasa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mccormick is defending well for now.
Hagewasa is trying to drag Mccormick to the mat but Mccormick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hagewasa drags the fight down to the ground.
Hagewasa wants to stand up but Mccormick is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mccormick landing with the ground and pound.
Mccormick throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Mccormick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mccormick tries to close the distance and clinch but Hagewasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hagewasa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Max Hagewasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mccormick shoots in but no luck this time.
Mccormick shoots in looking for a takedown but Hagewasa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mccormick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Max Hagewasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hagewasa shoots and misses
and Mccormick counters with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hagewasa.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hagewasa or perhaps it was just good defense by Mccormick, which made it look bad.
Asa Mccormick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Hagewasa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagewasa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hagewasa is breathing heavily.
Mccormick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagewasa trying to keep a closed guard but Mccormick is proving a slippery customer.
Mccormick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mccormick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mccormick is working Hagewasa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hagewasa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mccormick passes into side control.
Mccormick is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hagewasa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hagewasa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Mccormick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mccormick working away.
Mccormick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hagewasa some visible discomfort.
Mccormick gets to mount! Hagewasa was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hagewasa tries to reverse the position but Mccormick maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick cracks Hagewasa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mccormick looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Hagewasa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mccormick with a couple of short strikes.
Mccormick controlling his opponent.
Mccormick lands a big shot there that rocks Hagewasa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mccormick with a couple of short strikes.
Hagewasa is desperately trying to improve his position but Mccormick has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick scoring with strikes but Hagewasa is staying in there.
Hagewasa wants to control but Mccormick is having none of it.
Hagewasa is working to get back to half guard.
Mccormick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hagewasa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mccormick controlling his opponent.
Hagewasa tries to lock up and control but Mccormick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Mccormick dominated that second round.
That's time! Mccormick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hagewasa darts in trying to clinch
and Mccormick counters with an inside leg kick.
Hagewasa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mccormick is trying to control the position but Hagewasa postures up.
Mccormick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mccormick throwing strikes from guard but Hagewasa blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccormick preventing the sweep.
Mccormick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hagewasa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccormick postures up.
Mccormick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mccormick is looking to stand up but Hagewasa won't let him.
Mccormick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mccormick slaps away a takedown attempt from Hagewasa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hagewasa misses with a takedown
and Mccormick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hagewasa is trying to maintain a safe position but Mccormick gets an underhook and turns Hagewasa into the cage.
Hagewasa wants a takedown.
Asa Mccormick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Hagewasa.
Hagewasa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hagewasa is trying to pull guard but Mccormick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mccormick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hagewasa.
Hagewasa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick tries to circle away but Hagewasa has him pinned against the cage.
Mccormick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hagewasa can do to turn this around?
Hagewasa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mccormick looking to slow down the pace here.
Mccormick is trying to push Hagewasa away but Hagewasa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Mccormick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hagewasa goes for a takedown attempt but Mccormick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mccormick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mccormick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hagewasa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max Hagewasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mccormick clinches up against the cage.
Mccormick breaks the clinch.
Hagewasa throws a head kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mccormick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hagewasa tries to clinch up but Mccormick circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Asa Mccormick.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mccormick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Mccormick!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
15% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
